From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Thomas Campbell Eyton
Date:
18 June [1860]
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.218)
Summary:
Asks about the period of gestation in dogs.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Thomas Campbell Eyton
Date:
3 May [1861]
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.247)
Summary:
Has received the shipment of skeletons of fowls. Asks TCE species name of Gungla cock. Mentions other specimens.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Thomas Campbell Eyton
Date:
6 May [1861]
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.248)
Summary:
Discusses results of his examination of fowls’ skeletons. Wants to quote TCE on variation in skeletons of allied species. Asks about skulls of birds with topknots.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Thomas Campbell Eyton
Date:
12 [May 1861 - Apr 1863]
Source of text:
Cadbury Research Library: Special Collections, University of Birmingham (EYT/1/45)
Summary:
Thanks TCE for telling him of his crossed pigs. When they are grown, he would like to know whether they resemble each other.
Doubts the half-bred Gallus sonnerati will be productive, though he was assured many years ago that such a fertile half-breed once occurred.
Contributor:
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From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Thomas Campbell Eyton
Date:
14 May [1861]
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.249)
Summary:
Asks TCE to confirm some general statements on resemblances in skeletons of birds of same genus.
Contributor:
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From:
Thomas Campbell Eyton
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
[after 19 May 1862?]
Source of text:
DAR 163: 40
Summary:
Sends photograph. Asks CD for his.
Contributor:
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From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Thomas Campbell Eyton
Date:
29 Dec [1864?]
Source of text:
Wellcome Collection (MS.7781/1–32)
Summary:
Asks TCE to verify whether otter-hounds have more skin between their toes than other hounds. Also interested in cases of infertile matings between normally fertile individuals.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Thomas Campbell Eyton
Date:
9 Jan [1865?]
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.285)
Summary:
Thanks TCE for information about breeding
and for his promise to measure feet of otter-hounds [see Variation 1: 39–40].
Contributor:
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From:
Thomas Campbell Eyton
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
23 Aug [1868]
Source of text:
DAR 163: 41
Summary:
Sends a copy of his Osteologia avium.
Variation in pigs’ heads
and in Convolvulus.
Contributor:
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From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Thomas Campbell Eyton
Date:
25 Aug [1868]
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.353)
Summary:
Thanks TCE for copy of his book [Osteologia avium (1867)].
Recalls visits to Eyton.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Thomas Campbell Eyton
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
[before 23 Jan 1869]
Source of text:
DAR 163: 42
Summary:
Is trying to determine conditions governing whether or not a salmon will rise for a fly.
Contributor:
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From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Thomas Campbell Eyton
Date:
24 Jan 1869
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.359)
Summary:
Has heard that book by Alphonse M[ilne]-Edwards [? Recherches anatomiques et paléontologiques, 4 vols. (1867–71)] is excellent.
Asks when horns appear on young male fallow deer.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Thomas Campbell Eyton
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
26 Jan [1869]
Source of text:
DAR 86: A51
Summary:
On development of horns in fawns of fallow deer.
Contributor:
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From:
Thomas Campbell Eyton
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
4 Mar 1869
Source of text:
DAR 86: 50
Summary:
Further observations on horns of fallow deer. Sends fawn’s head.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Thomas Campbell Eyton
Date:
6 Mar [1869]
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.366)
Summary:
Thanks TCE for fawn’s head.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project